3.0.0 6301 2023-01-11T13:34:04Z 2023-01-11T13:34:04Z House HR 2016-11-14 114 [Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 162 (Monday, November 14, 2016)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. BROWNLEY of California:H.R. 6301.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section VIII of the U.S. Constitution[Page H6179]]]> hsas00 Armed Services Committee House Standing hsas02 Military Personnel Subcommittee Referred to 2016-12-01T14:53:18Z Referred to 2016-11-14T19:01:30Z 2016-12-01 hsas02 Military Personnel Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Committee 2016-11-14 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsas00 Armed Services Committee 2016-11-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2016-11-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B001285 Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] Julia Brownley D CA 26 N Armed Forces and National Security Armed Forces and National Security 00 2016-11-14 Introduced in House 2017-03-03T19:50:40Z Honor Our National Guard Act

This bill prohibits the department concerned (the Department of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Homeland Security, Commerce, or Health and Human Services) from requiring the repayment by a member of the uniformed services of any bonus or similar payment under provisions regarding special pay and repayment of an unearned portion of a bonus, incentive pay, or a similar benefit unless the Department, in the case of such a required repayment for failure to perform the required service:

  • obtains a signed statement from a commanding officer of at least at the grade of O-6 in the member's chain of command,
  • provides notice to the member of the intent to require repayment, and
  • provides specified notice for the member to respond and provide evidence that the member fulfilled the required service.

In the case of such a required repayment by reason that the contract providing for the payment of the bonus is found invalid, the department shall:

  • appoint an investigating officer;
  • confirm that such officer determines that the member committed fraud or did not complete the service requirement; and
  • obtain the written concurrence of a general or flag officer in the member's chain of command.

The department shall repay, and pay interest on, any amount a member repaid the Department of Defense for a bonus or similar payment the contract for which was found to be invalid.

]]> Honor Our National Guard Act Display Title Honor Our National Guard Act Official Title as Introduced To provide for certain requirements and limitations relating to the recoupment of bonuses and similar payments made to members of the uniformed services, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Honor Our National Guard Act Introduced in House 2016-11-14T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr6301ih/xml/BILLS-114hr6301ih.xml 2016-12-01 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.